The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 184

He had asked Swain to hurry back to the training facility and find Yohannes, but Swain had yet to return.

Maverick knew his own body, and he probably wouldn’t be able to hold on until Gwendolyn came home from dinner.

Is this really how I’m going to die?

He was unwilling to accept it, yet he was powerless to change it.

As of now, he did not even have the strength to write a farewell letter.

Earlier, that had been the first time Gwendolyn had hugged him since the divorce.

No, she wasn’t hugging me. She was only patting my head.

Charles was right. In the end, Gwendolyn saw Maverick as nothing more than a pet.

She no longer loved him.

As Maverick pondered on this, his consciousness gradually grew hazy, and there were black spots in his vision.

“Gwendolyn…”

I’ll give you my life, Gwendolyn, but can you give me your love in return?

Resigned to his fate, he closed his eyes and let his arms hang limply at his sides. He looked serene.

All was tranquil around him.

Apart from the curtains rustling in the breeze, the only other noise in the room was the sound of blood dripping from his fingertips onto the floor, one drop at a time.

In the car, Gwendolyn suddenly felt a sharp, intense pain in her heart.

She pressed a hand to her chest, her delicate face turning pale from the pain.

Charles noticed that something was off with her and quickly asked, “Gwen, what’s wrong? Are you unwell?”

He leaned forward, wanting to help her.

taking a few deep breaths, she felt the pain

feel pain in my chest all of a

had any heart-related illnesses, and the pain

the last couple of days. Anyway, it’ll all be

icy gleam flashed in her

didn’t notice her darkened gaze and continued to show his

was not listening to him

how pale and sickly Maverick had

acting strange

odd questions, such as whether

like a dying patient who

into her

the way he had grabbed her by the wrist before she left the house

not a simple man. There may be secrets behind him that could be extremely detrimental to you. You must be cautious and on

of words had seemed

almost as if he had used the words “in the future” to exclude himself from any future events

the overwhelming sense of weakness that he couldn’t hide, and

and she shouted at Charles’ driver, “Pull

Gwen?” Charles

urgent came up. I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it to the dinner tonight. Let’s do it another

“Gwen—”

were cut off when Gwendolyn slammed the

by the roadside. After getting out of

Justin caught up

after Gwendolyn left; it simply

watched as Gwendolyn frantically ran back to

Bay Villa when

from the shadows when they

together excitedly. “Nico, you won a whole month’s worth of salary from me the last time. Today, I’m

his expression cold and serious.

other two exchanged

the back of their necks. In an instant, their eyes rolled back into their

at the three motionless figures on the ground impassively. As it turned out, tranquilizing them was much quicker and more

gun and stepped out from the shadows. “Nico, we can’t just leave them lying here, can we? Where

unconscious men on the ground, cupped his hands around his lips, and whistled a

but there was still no sound or movement within the villa, nor was there any

was off. “Never mind.

able to explain himself to Gwendolyn after this.

door to the second-floor bedroom only to find Maverick lying on the chaise lounge. The pool of crimson blood on

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